Social Security History

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History of SSA 1993 - 2000

Exhibit
1

Status Of Totalization Agreements

September 29, 2000

AGREEMENTS
IN FORCE

Legal
citations refer to the United States Treaties and Other
International Agreements Series (UST) and the Treaties
and Other International Acts Series (TIAS); both published
by the U.S. Department of State. In the case of agreements
that have not yet been published in the UST or TIAS series,
citations are to the House of Representatives Document
number assigned when the agreements were transmitted to
Congress for review.

COUNTRY

AGREEMENT

DATE
OF SIGNING

EFFECTIVE
DATE

LEGAL
CITATION

AUSTRIA

Agreement
on Social Security

July
13, 1990

Nov.
1, 1991

H.R.
Doc. 102-54

Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security

July
13, 1990

Nov.
1, 1991

H.R.
Doc. 102-54

Supplementary
Agreement Amending the Agreement on Social Security

Oct.
5, 1995

Jan.
1, 1997

H.R.
Doc. 104-217

BELGIUM

Agreement
on Social Security, with Final Protocol

Feb.
19, 1982

July
1, 1984

TIAS
11175

Administrative
Agreement for the Implementation of the Agreement on Social
Security

Nov.
23, 1982

July
1, 1984

TIAS
11175

Additional
Protocol to the Agreement on Social Security

Nov.
23, 1982

July
1, 1984

TIAS
11175

CANADA

Agreement
with Respect to Social Security

March
11, 1981

Aug.
1, 1984

TIAS
10863

Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security

May
22, 1981

Aug.
1, 1984

TIAS
10863

Supplementary
Agreement Amending the Agreement with Respect to Social
Security

May
10, 1983

Aug.
1, 1984

TIAS
10863

COUNTRY

AGREEMENT

DATE
OF SIGNING

EFFECTIVE
DATE

LEGAL
CITATION

CANADA

(Continued)

Understanding
and Administrative Arrangement with the Government of
Quebec

March
30, 1983

Aug.
1, 1984

TIAS
10863

Second
Supplementary Agreement Amending the Agreement with Respect
to Social Security

May
28, 1996

October
1,1997

H.R.
Doc. 105-49

FINLAND

Agreement
on Social Security

June
3, 1991

Nov.
1, 1992

TIAS
12105

Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security

June
3, 1991

Nov.
1, 1992

TIAS
12105

FRANCE

Agreement
on Social Security

March
2, 1987

July
1, 1988

TIAS
12106

Administrative
Arrangement Concerning the Application of the Agreement
on Social Security

Oct.
21, 1987

July
1, 1988

TIAS
12106

GERMANY

Agreement
on Social Security, with Final Protocol

Jan.
7, 1976

Dec.
1, 1979

30
UST 6099, TIAS 9542

Administrative
Agreement for the Implementation of the Agreement on Social
Security

June
21, 1978

Dec.
1, 1979

30
UST 6099, TIAS 9542

Supplementary
Agreement Amending the Agreement on Social Security

Oct.
2, 1986

March
1, 1988

TIAS
12115

Supplementary
Administrative Agreement

Oct.
2, 1986

March
1, 1988

TIAS
12115

Second
Supplementary Agreement Amending the Agreement on Social
Security

March
6, 1995

May
1, 1996

H.R.
Doc. 104-123

Second
Supplementary Administrative Agreement

March
6, 1995

May
1, 1996

H.R.
Doc. 104-123

NOTE:
The above instruments apply to the territory of the former
German Democratic Republic effective October 3, 1990.

COUNTRY

AGREEMENT

DATE
OF SIGNING

EFFECTIVE
DATE

LEGAL
CITATION

GREECE

Agreement
on Social Security

June
22, 1993

Sept.
1, 1994

H.R.
Doc. 103-198

Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security

June
22, 1993

Sept.
1, 1994

H.R.
Doc. 103-198

IRELAND

Agreement
on Social Security

April
14, 1992

Sept.
1, 1993

TIAS
12117

Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security

April
14, 1992

Sept.
1, 1993

TIAS
12117

ITALY

Agreement
on the Matter of Social Security

May
23, 1973

Nov.
1, 1978

29
UST 4263; TIAS 9058

Administrative
Protocol for the Implementation of the Agreement on Social
Security

Nov.
22, 1977

Nov.
1, 1978

29
UST 4263; TIAS 9058

Supplementary
Agreement on the Matter of Social Security

April
17, 1984

Jan.
1, 1986

TIAS
11173

NOTE:
U.S. and Italian officials have agreed to meet in the
near future to begin negotiating a new agreement to conform
the original U.S.-Italian agreement more closely to other
Social Security agreements the two countries have concluded.

LUXEMBOURG

Agreement
on Social Security

Feb.
12, 1992

Nov.
1, 1993

TIAS
12119

Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security

Feb.
12, 1992

Nov.
1, 1993

TIAS
12119

NETHERLANDS

Agreement
on Social Security

Dec.
8, 1987

Nov.
1, 1990

H.R.
Doc. 100-182

Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security

Dec.
8, 1987

Nov.
1, 1990

H.R.
Doc. 100-182

Protocol
to the Agreement on Social Security

Dec.
7, 1989

Nov.
1, 1990

State
Department Archives

COUNTRY

AGREEMENT

DATE
OF SIGNING

EFFECTIVE
DATE

LEGAL
CITATION

NORWAY

Agreement
on Social Security

Jan.
13, 1983

July
1, 1984

TIAS
10818

Administrative
Agreement for the Implementation of the Agreement on Social
Security

Jan.
13, 1983

July
1, 1984

TIAS
10818

NOTE:
Negotiations have been completed on a supplementary agreement
to improve Norwegian benefit rights under the original
U.S.-Norway Agreement and to update and clarify several
of its provisions. It is anticipated that the supplementary
agreement will be signed later this year.

PORTUGAL

Agreement
on Social Security

March
30, 1988

Aug.
1, 1989

TIAS
12121

Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security

March
30, 1988

Aug.
1, 1989

TIAS
12121

SPAIN

Agreement
on Social Security

Sept.
30, 1986

April
1, 1988

TIAS
12123

Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security

Sept.
30, 1986

April
1, 1988

TIAS
12123

SWEDEN

Agreement
on Social Security

May
27, 1985

Jan.
1, 1987

TIAS
11266

Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security

May
27, 1985

Jan.
1, 1987

TIAS
11266

SWITZERLAND

Agreement
on Social Security, with Final Protocol

July
18, 1979

Nov.
1, 1980

32
UST 2165; TIAS 9830

Administrative
Agreement for the Implementation of the Agreement on Social
Security

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